Table 3.
Impact of the program at T1
| Patients in GPCC | Patients in usual care | Adjusted difference (SE) [95% CI] | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Primary care | |||
| Mean number of visits to the FP (SD) | 14.32 (11.44) | 8.83 (9.83) |
+3.75
(0.177) [3,41; 4,10] |
| Mean number of prescribed drugs (SD) | 5.99 (5.29) | 5.85 (5.21) | +0.051 (0.029) [−0.006; 0.108] |
| Mean percentage of prescriptions that should be avoided per FP (SD) | 4.53 (12.43) | 5.92 (14.80) | −1.186
(0.067) [−1.314; −1.051] |
| Mean costs of medication therapy in ambulatory care in observed year (euro) (SD) | 1361.04 (62117.00) | 1411.67 (46379.79) |
−113.20
(0.021) [−0.107; −0.054]a |
| Mean number of contacts with medical specialists with referral from FP (SD) | 3.00 (3.11) | 4.06 (4.46) |
−1.01
(0.026) [−1.066; −0.962] |
| Mean number of contacts with medical specialists without referral (SD) | 1.93 (2.60) | 2.21 (2.90) |
−0.325
(0.02) [−0.365; −0.286] |
| Hospital care | |||
| Mean number of hospital admissions (SD) | 0.272 (0.749) | 0.285 (0.774) |
−0.008
(0.008) [−0.044; −0.014]a |
| Mean percentage of avoidable hospital admissions of all admissions (SD) | 15.25 (33.15) | 16.05 (33.83) |
−1.263
(0.173) [−1.602; −0.923] |
| Mean number of days in hospital (SD) | 13.60 (17.18) | 14.04 (18.02) |
−0.008
(0.008) [−0.180; 0.164] |
| Mean number of hospital admissions within 4 weeks after a previous hospital admission. (SD) | 0.200 (0.664) | 0.205 (0.692) | −0.004 (0.017) [−0.012; 0.055] |
| Mean total costs of hospital admission in year (euro) (SD) | 5881.59 (8502.35) | 5848.46 (8349.58) |
+116.40
(0.021) [0.010; 0.033]a |
aThe Standard Error and the 95%-Confidence Interval is reported on the logarithmic scale according to the used link function of the particular model
The italicize figures indicate statistical significance